New Zealand - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in New Zealand was 91.66 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.16 in 2018 and a minimum value of 20.36 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 20.36
1971 21.34
1972 22.47
1973 23.93
1974 25.19
1975 46.00
1976 48.56
1977 49.00
1978 48.41
1979 50.58
1980 51.68
1981 53.14
1982 57.34
1984 62.36
1985 62.69
1986 63.19
1987 61.22
1988 60.33
2014 90.61
2015 91.94
2016 91.47
2018 94.16
2019 91.66

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in New Zealand was 90.67 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.14 in 2018 and a minimum value of 20.63 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 20.63
1971 21.58
1972 22.52
1973 23.76
1975 45.99
1976 48.45
1977 48.71
1978 48.51
1980 50.99
1981 52.76
1982 57.65
1984 62.56
1985 62.69
1986 62.89
1987 61.17
1988 60.91
2014 92.12
2015 92.53
2016 92.00
2018 93.14
2019 90.67

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in New Zealand was 92.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.12 in 2018 and a minimum value of 20.10 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 20.10
1971 21.12
1972 22.42
1973 24.09
1975 46.01
1976 48.67
1977 49.29
1978 48.31
1980 52.36
1981 53.51
1982 57.05
1984 62.17
1985 62.68
1986 63.48
1987 61.27
1988 59.78
2014 89.19
2015 91.37
2016 90.96
2018 95.12
2019 92.60

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in New Zealand was 101.68 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.56 in 1970 and a minimum value of 97.38 in 2002.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 110.56
1971 108.66
1972 107.07
1973 105.85
1974 105.33
1975 106.73
1976 108.13
1977 109.02
1978 109.23
1979 108.74
1980 107.12
1981 104.75
1982 104.29
1983 103.62
1984 104.50
1985 105.36
1986 105.01
1987 105.69
1988 104.71
1989 104.04
1990 104.74
1991 102.57
1992 100.93
1993 100.16
1994 100.03
1995 101.52
1996 100.22
1997 101.45
1998 101.80
1999 100.53
2000 99.54
2001 97.80
2002 97.38
2003 98.43
2004 98.53
2005 99.72
2006 100.18
2007 100.60
2008 100.98
2009 101.06
2010 101.11
2011 99.78
2012 98.35
2013 97.94
2014 97.62
2015 97.94
2016 98.82
2017 99.97
2018 101.07
2019 101.68

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in New Zealand was 101.76 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.52 in 1970 and a minimum value of 97.14 in 2002.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 109.52
1971 107.57
1972 106.25
1973 104.94
1974 104.06
1975 105.50
1976 106.98
1977 107.90
1978 108.12
1979 107.58
1980 106.01
1981 103.50
1982 102.87
1983 102.21
1984 103.43
1985 104.37
1986 104.31
1987 105.09
1988 104.42
1989 103.50
1990 103.74
1991 102.02
1992 100.39
1993 99.84
1994 99.81
1995 101.37
1996 100.03
1997 101.10
1998 101.58
1999 100.44
2000 99.63
2001 97.49
2002 97.14
2003 98.18
2004 98.17
2005 99.29
2006 99.81
2007 100.46
2008 100.85
2009 101.14
2010 101.28
2011 100.15
2012 98.70
2013 98.28
2014 97.79
2015 98.21
2016 99.20
2017 100.20
2018 101.38
2019 101.76

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in New Zealand was 101.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.55 in 1970 and a minimum value of 97.46 in 2014.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 111.55
1971 109.69
1972 107.85
1973 106.73
1974 106.54
1975 107.92
1976 109.25
1977 110.10
1978 110.30
1979 109.86
1980 108.20
1981 105.96
1982 105.66
1983 104.99
1984 105.53
1985 106.31
1986 105.68
1987 106.27
1988 104.99
1989 104.57
1990 105.69
1991 103.09
1992 101.45
1993 100.47
1994 100.25
1995 101.66
1996 100.39
1997 101.78
1998 102.01
1999 100.61
2000 99.46
2001 98.08
2002 97.62
2003 98.67
2004 98.88
2005 100.12
2006 100.53
2007 100.74
2008 101.10
2009 100.99
2010 100.95
2011 99.43
2012 98.01
2013 97.63
2014 97.46
2015 97.69
2016 98.46
2017 99.77
2018 100.78
2019 101.60

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in New Zealand was 99.12 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.97 in 1970 and a minimum value of 97.16 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 99.97
1971 99.78
1972 99.90
1973 99.50
1974 99.44
1975 99.56
1976 99.66
1977 99.58
1978 99.44
1979 99.42
1980 99.47
1981 99.32
1982 99.21
1983 98.83
1984 99.51
1985 99.58
1986 99.76
1987 99.86
1988 99.89
1989 99.83
1990 99.52
1991 98.98
1992 97.55
1994 97.16
1995 98.51
1996 98.98
1997 99.76
2013 97.69
2014 97.42
2015 97.67
2016 98.47
2017 99.12

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in New Zealand was 98.86 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.46 in 1973 and a minimum value of 97.18 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 99.46
1974 99.14
1983 98.01
1991 98.82
1992 97.35
1994 97.18
1995 98.64
1996 98.88
2013 98.06
2014 97.62
2015 97.97
2016 98.86

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in New Zealand was 98.09 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.73 in 1974 and a minimum value of 97.13 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 99.53
1974 99.73
1983 99.62
1991 99.14
1992 97.74
1994 97.13
1995 98.40
1996 99.07
2013 97.35
2014 97.23
2015 97.39
2016 98.09

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in New Zealand was 1.88 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 12.39 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.78 in 1983.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1975 8.99
1980 8.46
1981 7.16
1982 5.21
1983 1.78
1984 1.84
1985 1.99
1986 2.14
1987 2.19
1988 2.33
1989 2.58
1990 2.54
1991 2.49
1992 2.55
1993 2.58
1994 2.49
1995 2.48
1996 2.31
2004 11.91
2005 12.05
2006 12.12
2007 12.34
2008 12.39
2009 12.37
2010 2.08
2011 1.98
2012 1.87
2013 1.82
2014 1.81
2015 1.81
2016 1.82
2017 1.88
2018 1.90
2019 1.88

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in New Zealand was 123.14 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 124.66 in 2009 and a minimum value of 76.75 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 76.75
1971 77.48
1972 78.38
1973 78.93
1974 79.28
1975 80.98
1976 82.84
1977 82.38
1979 81.83
1980 81.35
1981 81.93
1982 82.53
1983 84.92
1984 84.68
1985 83.66
1986 83.77
1987 84.20
1988 85.72
1989 86.85
1990 88.60
1991 91.80
1992 94.27
1993 101.96
1994 109.47
1995 113.45
1996 115.63
1997 114.78
1998 112.56
1999 111.26
2000 110.76
2001 111.73
2002 116.09
2003 118.77
2004 116.59
2005 120.25
2006 118.43
2007 119.35
2008 117.10
2009 124.66
2010 119.06
2011 118.50
2012 117.11
2013 115.26
2014 115.38
2015 114.75
2016 114.36
2017 114.59
2018 114.64
2019 123.14

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in New Zealand was 126.51 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 126.51 in 2019 and a minimum value of 76.10 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 76.10
1971 76.79
1972 77.85
1973 78.79
1974 79.42
1975 81.38
1976 83.37
1977 83.02
1979 82.85
1980 82.24
1981 82.92
1982 83.90
1983 85.95
1984 85.45
1985 84.60
1986 84.20
1987 84.57
1988 85.93
1989 87.12
1990 88.78
1991 92.00
1992 93.93
1993 102.02
1994 110.84
1995 112.51
1996 118.59
1997 117.56
1998 115.89
1999 114.14
2000 113.99
2002 122.20
2003 124.47
2004 119.82
2005 123.57
2006 121.05
2007 120.84
2008 119.86
2009 126.48
2010 121.82
2011 121.85
2012 120.65
2013 119.19
2014 119.09
2015 118.14
2016 117.85
2017 118.22
2018 118.16
2019 126.51

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in New Zealand was 119.93 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 122.94 in 2009 and a minimum value of 77.37 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 77.37
1971 78.15
1972 78.90
1973 79.06
1974 79.14
1975 80.61
1976 82.32
1977 81.76
1979 80.86
1980 80.50
1981 80.99
1982 81.22
1983 83.93
1984 83.94
1985 82.75
1986 83.35
1987 83.83
1988 85.52
1989 86.58
1990 88.43
1991 91.60
1992 94.59
1993 101.89
1994 108.16
1995 114.34
1996 112.80
1997 112.14
1998 109.38
1999 108.51
2000 107.68
2002 110.21
2003 113.30
2004 113.49
2005 117.07
2006 115.94
2007 117.94
2008 114.48
2009 122.94
2010 116.45
2011 115.34
2012 113.76
2013 111.55
2014 111.88
2015 111.53
2016 111.04
2017 111.13
2018 111.28
2019 119.93

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in New Zealand was 96.86 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.86 in 2017 and a minimum value of 79.70 in 1980.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1977 80.50
1979 80.49
1980 79.70
1981 80.31
1982 81.08
1983 83.40
1984 83.13
1985 82.21
1986 82.24
1987 82.51
1988 83.58
1989 84.07
1990 84.60
1991 86.53
1992 87.55
1994 92.28
1995 89.88
1996 93.05
1997 91.59
2013 94.64
2014 94.71
2015 95.32
2016 96.10
2017 96.86

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in New Zealand was 97.72 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.72 in 2017 and a minimum value of 80.53 in 1980.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1977 81.10
1979 81.62
1980 80.53
1981 81.21
1982 82.36
1983 84.38
1984 83.80
1985 83.00
1986 82.60
1987 82.85
1988 83.61
1989 84.19
1990 84.91
1991 86.73
1992 87.71
1994 93.92
1995 90.43
1996 93.94
1997 92.25
2013 95.63
2014 95.75
2015 96.28
2016 96.98
2017 97.72

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in New Zealand was 96.04 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.04 in 2017 and a minimum value of 78.91 in 1980.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1977 79.92
1979 79.40
1980 78.91
1981 79.46
1982 79.84
1983 82.46
1984 82.49
1985 81.43
1986 81.90
1987 82.18
1988 83.55
1989 83.96
1990 84.29
1991 86.34
1992 87.39
1994 90.70
1995 89.36
1996 92.20
1997 90.97
2013 93.71
2014 93.73
2015 94.42
2016 95.27
2017 96.04

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in New Zealand was 14.95 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 22.92 in 2009, while its lowest value was 9.04 in 1998.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 9.04
1999 9.75
2000 10.16
2001 11.26
2002 10.10
2003 9.99
2004 19.75
2005 21.66
2006 21.16
2007 20.33
2008 20.47
2009 22.92
2010 19.49
2011 10.92
2012 10.20
2013 9.95
2014 10.05
2015 9.71
2016 9.21
2017 9.08
2018 9.14
2019 14.95

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in New Zealand was 80.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.98 in 2018 and a minimum value of 16.30 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 16.30
1971 16.91
1972 24.68
1973 25.04
1974 25.21
1975 24.40
1976 24.95
1977 25.05
1978 26.60
1979 26.29
1980 26.67
1981 27.49
1982 27.81
1983 28.43
1984 32.16
1985 32.25
1986 34.93
1987 36.50
1988 40.09
1989 42.81
1990 39.34
1991 44.52
1992 50.48
1993 56.47
1994 59.36
1995 58.26
1996 59.26
2013 77.26
2014 77.98
2015 80.56
2016 81.77
2017 82.03
2018 82.98
2019 80.30

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in New Zealand was 97.56 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.14 in 2018 and a minimum value of 13.13 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 13.13
1971 14.06
1972 16.79
1973 17.05
1974 19.11
1975 18.26
1976 18.77
1979 21.19
1980 22.17
1981 23.34
1982 23.36
1983 24.19
1984 29.27
1985 30.16
1986 33.42
1987 35.35
1988 39.36
1989 43.16
1990 40.86
1991 47.05
1992 54.30
1993 61.27
1994 65.78
1995 64.83
1996 66.57
2013 92.91
2014 92.62
2015 94.90
2016 96.41
2017 97.17
2018 99.14
2019 97.56

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in New Zealand was 63.89 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68.17 in 2016 and a minimum value of 19.31 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 19.31
1971 19.62
1972 32.18
1973 32.62
1974 31.01
1975 30.25
1976 30.88
1979 31.18
1980 30.97
1981 31.46
1982 32.07
1983 32.49
1984 34.93
1985 34.25
1986 36.40
1987 37.63
1988 40.81
1989 42.45
1990 37.82
1991 42.00
1992 46.67
1993 51.67
1994 52.95
1995 51.74
1996 52.00
2013 62.64
2014 64.41
2015 67.33
2016 68.17
2017 67.86
2018 67.74
2019 63.89

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation